Rainmeter HttpRequest Plugin

A simple plugin to make http calls.

Rainmeter already includes a feature to make remote http calls: WebParser but this one do not allow making POST request.

This plugin aims to fill this gap and it makes a good match with Rainmeter JsonParser to integrate with common Rest API services.

How to install

Download the latest version from the Release Page
Put it in the Plugin directory of Rainmeter
Restart Rainmeter

How to use

Measure=HttpRequestPlugin makes an http call to a site.

The measure returns the plain text response with no further modifications.

Declare the measure

[RestApiCall]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=HttpRequestPlugin
Method=POST
URL=http://yoururl.com

Use the measure (eg with Jsonparser)

[Temperature]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=JsonParser
Source=[RestApiCall]
Query="body.devices[0].dashboard_data.Temperature"

Options

URL: The url to call. You can write the url without any Query Param, those will be specified with the Param option.
Method: indicates the HTTP_METHOD, it can be any one of PUT, GET, POST, DELETE, PATCH. If omitted, default is GET. Tells HttpRequestPlugin to perform the corresponding http method call.
ParamNNN: where NNN is a number from 1 to 99, eg: Param1, Param2... and so on. Be careful to not skip number: at the first missing param, the parser will stop to search for more params. The value is in the form: name=value. You should not UrlEncode the value part, it will be accounted automatically by HttpRequestPlugin. You can use the Option Param to specify both Query Params and Form Params to send along the request.
HeaderNNN: same logic as ParamNNN but for request headers. You can write in the form of name: value, they will be written as-is in the http request.
DownloadFile: path where to store the downloaded file (like images)
OnFinish: Event triggered on Download Finished with success
OnError: Event triggered on Download Error.

Examples

Example for a Skin that performs a login to a Rest api service and retrieve the data:

[Rainmeter]
Update=120000
AccurateText=1

[Metadata]
Name=Aircare
Author=ilsasdo
Information=Show Netatmo Aircare Data
Version=1.0
License=Creative Commons Attribution - Non - Commercial - Share Alike 3.0

[Variables]
AuthToken=[HomeCoach.AuthToken]

[HomeCoach.Auth]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=HttpRequestPlugin
Method=POST
UpdateDivider=-1
URL=https://api.netatmo.com/oauth2/token
Param1="client_id=THE_CLIENT_ID_OBTAINED_FROM_NETATMO_WEBSITE"
Param2="client_secret=THE_CLIENT_SECRET_OBTAINED_FROM_NETATMO_WEBSITE"
Param3="grant_type=password"
Param4="username=__USERNAME__"
Param5="password=__PASSWORD__"
Param6="scope=read_homecoach"

[HomeCoach.AuthToken]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=JsonParser
Source=[HomeCoach.Auth]
Query="access_token"
DynamicVariables=1

[HomeCoach.GetData]
Measure=Plugin
MeasureName=HomeCoach.AuthToken
Plugin=HttpRequestPlugin
Method=GET
DynamicVariables=1
URL=https://api.netatmo.com/api/gethomecoachsdata
Header1="accept:application/json"
Header2="Authorization: Bearer #AuthToken#"

[HomeCoach.Temp]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=JsonParser
Source=[HomeCoach.GetData]
DynamicVariables=1
Query="body.devices[0].dashboard_data.Temperature"

[HomeCoach.CO2]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=JsonParser
Source=[HomeCoach.GetData]
DynamicVariables=1
Query="body.devices[0].dashboard_data.CO2"

[HomeCoach.Humidity]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=JsonParser
Source=[HomeCoach.GetData]
DynamicVariables=1
Query="body.devices[0].dashboard_data.Humidity"

[HomeCoach.Noise]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=JsonParser
Source=[HomeCoach.GetData]
DynamicVariables=1
Query="body.devices[0].dashboard_data.Noise"

[HomeCoach.HealthIndex]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=JsonParser
Source=[HomeCoach.GetData]
DynamicVariables=1
Query="body.devices[0].dashboard_data.health_idx"

[MeterTemperature]
Meter=STRING
MeasureName=HomeCoach.Temp
Text="%1°"
Y=0
X=0
FontEffectColor=0,0,0,20
FontColor=255,255,255,204
FontFace=ITC Avant Garde Pro XLt
FontSize=36
AntiAlias=1

[MeterCO2]
Meter=STRING
MeasureName=HomeCoach.CO2
Text="%1ppm"
Y=56r
X=5
FontEffectColor=0,0,0,20
FontColor=255,255,255,204
FontFace=ITC Avant Garde Pro XLt
FontSize=24
AntiAlias=1

[MeterHumidity]
Meter=STRING
MeasureName=HomeCoach.Humidity
Text="%1%"
Y=36r
X=5
FontEffectColor=0,0,0,20
FontColor=255,255,255,204
FontFace=ITC Avant Garde Pro XLt
FontSize=24
AntiAlias=1